Fishing reel seat



O ct. 7, 1952 J. c. COLEMAN 2,612,714

FISHING REEL SEAT Filed July s, 1949 Invenlor A Harney Patented Cet. '7,v 1,952

I UNITED STATES y PArENfrQ lo1=i=1fcf 1i-jff 'll FISHING REEL sisnlr Joseph C. Coleman, Kokomo, Ind. Application July s, 1949, serial-No. 103,723

This invention relates to a vnovel fishing reel seat capable of being quickly and easily secured to a shing pole orrod to provide a means for detachably mounting a reel thereon and which will enable the .reel to bequicklyand easily ap'- plied or removed;

More particularly, it is an aimv of the present invention to provide a reel seat of extremely simple construction which will effectively function tosecurelyhold a reel thereon but which will enable the reel to be quickly applied thereto or removed therefrom. v-

Various other objects'and advantages of the invention will hereinafterbecome more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodimentthereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the reel seat in an applied position and showing a conventional fishing reel demountably supported dicated by the lines 4-4- and 5 5, respectively,

'of Figure 14, and

Figureis an exploded perspective View of certain of the parts of the reel seat.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the

Anovel reel seat in *itsv entirety and comprising Ithe invention, is designated generally 6 and includes an elongated baror body member 1 having an underside 8 which is concave in cross section, as seen in Figures, 4 and 5 and which isy adapted to seat flush on a portion of a fishing pole or rod 9 and to be disposed longitudinally thereof, as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

Said body member or bar 1 may be formed of a molded material, such as plastic or maybe formed of a cast metal, such as aluminum and has a nut lo molded or cast in the bottom thereof and a bore I I which communicates with said nut I and which opens outwardly of the upper side of the reel seat body 1.

As best seen in Figure 6, the reel seat body 1 is provided with substantially parallel side Walls I2 having upper edges extending to above the level of the upper surface I3 of the body 1. The body 1 is provided with a front wall I4 which exforward end portion I1 cooperates with the front wall I4 to retain ythe wrapping I9 thereon and l 3 claims. (C1. i3-422)'` tends transverselybetween the forward ends'of the sidewalls I 2 rand which likewise rises toabove the level of the upper body vsurface I3. The side walls I2 at their rear ends are provided with upwardly projecting extensionsfl 5 andthe upper', body surface I3 is provided' with an upwardly offset surface I6 which is located between the wall extensions I5 and through which the bore II opens. y Beyond the rear end of the surface I5 and beyond the 4front wall I4, the body member '1 is` provided with corresponding end portions .I1

which;` taper infwidthvtoward their outer lendsr f andthe upper surfaces of which are inclined downwardly and outwardly. Said upper surfaces portions I1 for-'securing the 'reel seatv 6 to the rod or pole 9. The retaining lflange I8 of the the retaining iiange I8 of the vrear end portion vI1 cooperates .withfthe rearwardly facing shoulider defined bythe rear end of the upwardly Aoffbody portion I1.

The body member 1 rearwardly of but adjacent the front; wall I4 isv providedvwith an integral.

transversely extending strap member 20 which extends between the Vupper edges of the side walls v I2 f and whichy is upwardly offset with respect` thereto. ,The strapimember 20 has an upwardly bowed bottom surface 2I. The body member 1 may be provided with an openingy 22 beneath the strapfmember 20 and between its side walls I2,v

An elongatedslide, designated generally 23 is.

the nut I0. The head 2B of the screw shank'25 has portions of its underside bearing on the upper surface of the slide 23 or disposed thereabove. a

The slide 23 is provided with a forward end wall 21 which depends belowA the level of the ref mainder of the bottom surface of said slide 23 for engaging on the top surface I3, whereas the -forwardlyby the f sprirrgfY 23,1.'` j unifi; .t

remainder of said slide slidably engages the upwardly offset top surface I6. Said front end wall 21 is provided with an upwardly bowed, downwardly opening recess 28 which extends transversely of the slide 23, for a purpose which will c .hereinafter become apparent. The front wall 2T is also provided with lateral extensions or wings 29 which slidably engage on the upper edges of the side walls I2. l

The innerisideof the vwall '2T is -provided'with a rearwardly extending projection 30'fwhlch'extends into the forward end of the slot 24 for receiving the forward end of an expansion coiled'` l lthe channel portion, said'strap member extending spring 3| which is disposed longitudinallyV insaid 'Y slot 24 and the rear end of which bears against the screw shank. and is held against-upward'.-

displacement by the screw head 2li According-ly, it will be readily apparent that whenthe screw" 25,26 is loosened, the spring 3| will tendto prov' ject the slide 23 towardlthe forward end of the reel-seat body, '1,-v thefpossible movement of'said engagement of thescrew fshankmithf the rear endofth'eslot 2ll` 3, I A

. 1 Tos apply a conyentionallfslring,reele32. tothe rreel seat 6 so as-,to therebyrmeunt itgon thefishe ing polel or rod 9,- one :of the downwardlyY inclined ends `33.1ofjtheA reel-base l3 4 isinserted downwardly and forwardly into the reel seat 6 betweenftheside walls4 I2 and ,beneathv the strap 2D.; which ,forms a stationary keeper, Lafterirstfretracti-ng the-slide 23 rearwardly, againstltheraction @frits snrnel.

downwardly into '-the. channel-'formed byffthegside walls l2 `and,.:upper. surfaced .-.which ,can belaccomplished :whiler` manually-molding ther; S1'ide1z23 ina.;retractedfpositien,ioiwhle said Slide held retractedfby thescrewrz;261.b;eing tig-htened'ffor fclampingyit in aspretractedfplosi .oneN Thereafter,

the -slide-253 is releas'edso.tha canfbelprojected hetunpenvsoutwardlyz-inclined 'surfacefof'fthe .'reelffbase. end-.E3 5 `by wedgingrengagement gwitlr thle .gro le "2&2 prevents furthermovementofthe sli de;;;23

direction. It will thus be seen th'a the-rreelbase 34,.:will thus be securely clamped: irrrthezreell. 'scat ft'andimay 'be'r positively .retained-against@ acci- Vdental displacement` therefrom; by] tl'rei'eafteil 1 tightening the: screwi 2.5;2ln f VI-Ifrvvfnze'r;.zwtlfrsaid s'crewloosened'the slidea'can be readily grasped a; forward as by 'its-'wing Vmembers '2-'andi retracted to; permit the lreel 32-` to be quicklyandfea'sily .removed from the reel seat `6;

Various modifications and* nchanges are. con'- templates-and `may, obviousifyfbe resorted te, without departing from -the'spirltfor-scope oftheinl 2,612,714 ff. l'

vention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. I'he combination with a fishing reel base having end portions provided with outwardly and downwardly inclined upper sides, of a ishing reel seat comprising a bar having upstanding side Walls defining a longtudinallyextending channel portionreceiving the shing reel base,VA a strap member secured.v to the-bar and disposed above across the channel portion adjacent to and spaced from one end thereof and forming a stationary keeper engaging a part of the upper surface of one end of the downwardly curved reel base. a slideslidably connected to the channel portion adjacent :its opposite end and movable toward and away from the stationary keeper, said slide being-guided in movement between two upstanding extensions of the side walls, said slide having anvl4 end wall; located at the: end thereof: adjacent theis-tationary .keeper and extendingitransversely channel portion', said1endwal1having an intermediate vportionedisposed .above the channel portion: and. engaging `:on apart of. the. upper sur"- face of the other end of the reelbase,said:end wall:v being` provided: with 4la downwardly directed arcuate.Y grooved..fsurface for engagement over and Iwedging.y engagement with. the other `end of the-reell basefsa-idf slidebeingresiliently biasedv toward said stationary keeperin' order te effect said engagement. l

2. A -reelI seatas inf-'clau- '1-gafespringfyieldably urging'.the-.slidetowardthe stationary keeper, and

-a fastening engaging-and detachablyly clamping lthe slide-in either- -a'prcje'cted or'retractedlposition .and combining-*with said springto form'releasable retaining means fentlief-slide.Y l

'3B `A reel'seat as vifi-claim-l -1, said slide ycomprising a'v movable keeper,` and spring means-yieldably urging the slide vtoward said stationary -keeper a-ndsconstitutl'ngmeans for relea'sably retaining the sIidevi-'nI engagement with the' reel base.

JOSEPH C. COLEMAN.

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